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First public school
Boston Latin School opens its doors to the public as the first public school. -
Forced Schooling
Native Americans are forced to go to boarding schools where they are required to speak english , this was a form of assimilation. -
Free public schools
all states have laws that require mandatory attendance for children to go to elementary school. -
The birds and the bees
20% of schools were teaching sex education by now. -
School lunch for all !
National school lunch act expands access to school lunch by making it low cost or free for low income children. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This decision reverses Plessy v Fegerson ruling that separate is not equal and outlawing segregation. -
Banning Prayer
Enge v. Fitel outlaws organized prayer in public schools. -
Federal Funding
Elementary and secondary act gives federal funding to schools but forbids and national curriculum. -
Test results reported to the government
Standardized tests are now in full effect. -
Title IX
Forbids sex discrimination in schools.